20 occurrences

'Far off' in the Bible

of the gods of the peoples who are round about you, who are near unto thee, or who are far off from thee, - from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth,

So that the generation coming after - your sons who shall rise up after you, and the foreigner who shall come in from a far-off land, will say - when they see the plagues of that land and the sicknesses thereof wherewith Yahweh hath made it sick:

Verse ConceptsForeignersGenerationsPeople From Far Away

For as touching this commandment, which I am commanding thee to-day, it is not, too wonderful, for thee, neither is it far off.

Verse ConceptsFar From OneEasy Burdenslawcommandmentsimpossible

Thus then the king went forth, with all the people attending him, - and they came to a stand at a place that was far off.

Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, DistancesCessationStopping Still

Then came Isaiah the prophet unto King Hezekiah, - and said unto him - What said these men, and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, From a land far off, came they - from Babylon.

Verse ConceptsPeople From Far AwayWhere From?

And Mordecai wrote these things, - and sent letters unto all the Jews who were in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, near, and far off;

But, thou, O Yahweh, be not far off, O my help! to aid me, make haste;

Verse ConceptsGod Help!Hurrying Others On

Is this to you an exultation? Though from ancient day, is her antiquity, Yet shall her own feet carry her away, far off to dwell.

Verse ConceptsHistory Of NationsFar From Here

Hear - ye that are far off. what I have done, And know - ye that are near my might:

Verse ConceptsAcknowledged

Surely, as for thy wastes, and thy desolations, and thy land of ruins, Surely, now, shalt thou be too strait for thine inhabitants, And, far off, shall be they who have been swallowing thee up.

Verse ConceptsWaste Places RestoredFar From Here

Creating the fruit of the lips - Prosperity! Prosperity! For him that is far off and for him that is near saith Yahweh, So should I heal him.

Verse ConceptsLipsGod HealsHealing A Broken HeartPeace And Comfort

Thou didst plant them, yea they took root, They have gone on yea they have borne fruit, - Near, art thou, in their mouth, But far off from their affections,

Verse ConceptsLipsNominal ReligionRootsMetaphorical PlantingLack Of Meaning

He that is far off by pestilence, shall die and He that is near by the sword, shall fall, and He that is left and is besieged by the famine, shall die; Thus will I make an end of mine indignation against them.

Verse ConceptsFamine Killing

They who are near and they who are far off from thee shall shew themselves derisive over these, - O thou of impure name, abounding in confusion!

To thee, O Lord, belongeth righteousness, but, to us, the shame of faces, as at this day, - to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, the near and the far off, throughout all the lands whither thou hast driven them, in their treachery, wherewith they had been treacherous against thee.

Verse Conceptsdispersion, theSelf Righteousness, And The GospelUnfaithfulness, To GodPeople ExiledShame Has ComeUnfaithful

But, he, said unto them - Well, prophesied Isaiah concerning you, ye hypocrites, as it is written - This people, with the lips do honour me, while, their heart, far off, holdeth from me, -

Verse ConceptsHoliness, Purpose OfLegalismLipsPretenceProfessingLack Of MeaningGod And The HeartMere TalkNamed Prophets Of The LordProphecies concerningHypocritesHypocrisy

And, coming, he announced the glad-message - of peace, unto you, the far off, and peace, unto them that were nigh;

Verse ConceptsPeace, Divine In NtPreaching, Importance OfPeace To You

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